The top officer for Ohio State University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC, has been suspended from his role on campus amid an ongoing investigation related to sexual misconduct, according to a university spokesperson.
Lt. Col. Michael Kelvington was removed from the ROTC position after being given a “stay away” order by campus police at the central Ohio university and then violating that order in February and March, one source with direct knowledge of the situation told Military.com.
Kelvington was allowed on campus only for official work amid a Title IX investigation. That law prohibits sexual discrimination on college campuses, which can include sexual harassment and assault. The Lantern, OSU’s independent student newspaper, was first to report the suspension and “stay away” order violations.
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“Kelvington has been removed from his position at the university and is on a restricted work status away from cadets until the ongoing investigations are completed,” Maj. Dan Lessard, a spokesperson for U.S. Army Cadet Command, told Military.com in a statement.
Kelvington could not be reached for comment ahead of publication. It was unclear whether he had hired an attorney and how long the Title IX investigation had been underway.
It was also unclear what the specific allegations are, or whether they involve cadets.
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